Ms. Irene Cassidy

Biography

Present Position: Lecturer, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick.
My name is Irene Cassidy and I am registered general nurse (RGN), registered midwife (RM) and registered nurse tutor. I undertook a Bachelors of Nursing (BNS) in University College Dublin, which also incorporated a nurse education qualification. I subsequently completed an MSc in Nursing with the University of Manchester and completed my PhD through the University of Limerick. My clinical experience spanned a range of clinical positions including medical, surgical, accident and emergency and renal nursing. Areas of teaching, assessing and research interest include supporting people living with long-term conditions, Parkinson's and the experience of people living with long-term neurological conditions, palliative care, respiratory nursing, tracheostomy care, competency based approaches to clinical assessment, community nursing and pain management.Key areas of my role include teaching and assessing across undergraduate and postgraduate nursing programmes (BSc and MSc programmes) including BSc final year project and MSc supervision. My role also includes involvement in undergraduate and postgraduate curriculum development. I am the faculty academic link with a number of medical and surgical sites within University Hospital Limerick and my responsibilities include supporting clinical sites and student nurses while they are on clinical placement.I am currently the Course Director for the BSc Nursing (General) programme in the Department of Nursing and Midwifery, UL and current chair of the Practice-based Competence Assessment Committee.